The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-29
THE SOUTHERN BOOM.
How Values Have Been on the Jump In the Iron
Regions Of the Atlantic.

As j journeyed from Columbus 10
Meridian l made the acquaintance OF
q pleasant, intelligent countryman OF
middle age, who told me that he lived
near the river and was farmer and
a merchant, and had by diligence nc.
cumulated a competency and felt CRATE
full for his success. He had reared his
children to labor and had no draw
back on his happiness. But last
spring he thought he would run over
to Birmingham and look round, and
while there he invested 81 900 in q
pa; eel OF land O mile or so away and
rented it out for S25 u month, and
came home. Two or three months ago
he began to receive letters about
III, and so he went back again in Dec
ember to see what was the matter.
Calling on the gentleman who wrote
him for it, he was asked to price his
property. Trueto nature, he thought
he would ask n big price, so rs to have
margin to come down n peg or two,
and so he mustered up courage enough
to say: "Well, / will take $40, 900 Tor
it," The gentleman made no reply,
but began to write on some papers,
and in n few minutes said: please
sign this deed. Here is check Tor
the money."I felt little mean. said he
for getting so much; For | had never
in my life made money in that way.
But | came nome, and that pile OF
money worried me. | did not know
what to do with it. did not sleepso
well as before | got it. So about
week ago / went to Columbus and
handed the money to n good business
friend OF mine and asked him to invest
it for me. He smiled and said: This
is your Birmingham money!" eyes"
said |. you sold too SOON" said he.
81 have been there and | bought the
very land you sold, and | gave $780,
900 for it. ] was amazed and replied:
"Well you will lose money as sure as
you live"
"No, / won't" said he, "for l sold
it yesterday for $40, 1000"
The train from Meridian to Birmng-
ham was crowded, and so i removed
my valise and gave little Dutchman
seat beside me, "Mooch Obliged"
said he. lie was silent for minute,
and then looking up at me. said:
"Purmingham?"
"Yes," said /.
"Spekelate?"
mo" said I.
"Vynot; You fraid?"
Eyes" said /.
"Vare you live?"
"In Georgia" said |.
"Georgy one great peeg State. Ware
bouts in Georgy?'
Cup about Rome" said /.
"Romel Ish your name Cohen?"
"No," said /, What made you
think my name was Cohen?"
well, dere is man up dere name
Cohen"
"Ish dere Won baker in de town."
"Yes," said /.
Groom far Won more?"
81 expect So" said !.
81 ish q baker. | save 50, 500 in
seek year, and now ] queet."
"What for?" said !.
81 spekelate and get reecb more
queek."
I'm Birmingham" said !.
INA, ma, birmingham too peeg for
little man like me. stoop at Tusca-
loose. puy Won lot dere two weeks
ago for 50, 200 1t was twice TOO
much, but my countryman tell me it
was the time to puy, and now | get
letters in my pocket tell me come
queek and get $4,000. | make Won
81, 900 in two weeks. Would youpake
any more pread like me. Ma, ma, |
spekerlate.
The little fellow subsidized for q min
ute. and then resumed:
"But den eef sell and de property
keep on going up again, then / feel so !
pad. Vat you drinks | peter do bout
that?'
had no consolation foI him. He
continued to think aloud until we
reached Tuscaloosa and / lost him.
Such is the whirlpool OF this gambling
Iife-the craving appetite for money
that is not earned.-Bill Arp in At
lanta Constitution.
Why The Nightingale Sings.